Feeding rack, especially for wild animals

Claims

To maintain wildlife populations, it is common practice to set up feeding stations for wild animals during harsh winters. Experience has shown that wild animals only reluctantly visits fixed feeding stations where wooden feeding racks, troughs or the like are set up for this purpose, quite apart from that, that facilities of this kind are difficult to transport and cannot be set up where the wildlife is located in the area in question Winter is currently staying. The invention therefore relates to a feeding trough that is easy to carry and can be set up anywhere in the forest with just a few simple steps. can be attached to ensure- "5. Ensure that the game can visit the established feeding area without fear." The essential feature of the invention is that two spring-loaded, open rings are present, spaced at a suitable distance. They can be clamped to each other on a tree trunk and articulated to the round rods, which at the other ends are connected to a rod between the rods on the tree trunk. The rings located at a distance from the trunk are connected to a ring of considerable diameter, also not closed, in a hinged connection. stand. The invention is illustrated in the drawing using an exemplary embodiment. On a tree trunk marked with ↔, two springy, open rings 2' and 2" are attached at a suitable distance, which are under Tension is applied to the trunk, which may be fitted with protective sleeves in the tension area. The spring rings 2' and 2" are... Round rods 3, tubes or the like are hinged in such a way that they form a further opening in the middle area of ​​the distance between the two aforementioned rings. Hold the open ring 2, which has a significantly larger diameter, to form a hay feeder. Ring 2 is expediently made from several parts or from coiled strip iron material, so that transport and the Attaching the hay rack can be done in the simplest possible way. The feeding rack thus formed and attached to a tree trunk is filled with roughage or similar material. This prevents the wildlife from being obstructed during feeding. To prevent the removal of feed from the hayrack, the bars 3 are so loosely attached to the ring 2 that they can slide on it. At the same time, the desired and considerable advantage is achieved that no feed spoils or is lost. To further protect the feed, the upper part of the hay rack can be covered with branches or straw. For example, if the hay rack is located at... If the trunk of a spruce tree is placed on top, its crown acts as a natural protective screen. If, instead of roughage or similar, acorns or chestnuts are used, for example... or grains are to be fed, a suitable container with 60 of these feedstuffs can easily be attached to the hayrack. which is primarily intended for feeding roe deer or red deer. PATENT CLAIMS: , 1. Feeding rack, especially for game, characterized by two open, spring-loaded rings (2' and 3') that can be clamped to a tree trunk 2"), to -the longitudinal members (3), e.g. rods, tubes or the like, are hinged, the 70· at the other end with a between the rings (2' and 2") arranged at a distance from the stem, likewise a closed ring (2) of appropriate diameter are in such a articulated connection that the links (3) 75, on the able to shift the circumference of the ring (2).

2. Feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the ring (2) consists of several parts.

3. Feeding rack according to claim 1, characterized in that the ring (2) consists of rollable band material.

4. Feed trough, characterized in that the GHeder (3) attached to the rings (2' and 2") are of the same length. This includes 1 sheet of drawings. © 609 738 / 46 12.56 (709 551 / 4 p. 57)